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July 2018

July 21, 2018

Pray for the straying; Church Fathers: Day 346

St. Gregory the Great urges his congregation not to fall into the trap of the...

July 17, 2018

Pray for the straying; Church Fathers: Day 345

St. Gregory the Great urges his congregation not to fall into the trap of the...

April 2018

April 03, 2018

Learn to repent from Judas; Church Fathers: Day 249

Christ gave Judas every opportunity to repent, not even holding back the Last Supper from...

March 2018

March 19, 2018

Put things right before you ask for forgiveness; Church Fathers: Day 238

When St. Gregory the Great was pope, the government in Dalmatia ordained a bishop named...

March 08, 2018

Be thankful in adversity as well as in prosperity; Church Fathers: Day 228

Pope St. Gregory the Great, having heard that one of his noble friends had suddenly...

March 04, 2018

Beware of prosperity—Satan lurks there; Church Fathers: Day 224

The persecutions had ceased, and Christians were safe from the government. But they weren’t safe,...

February 2018

February 19, 2018

Lift up your hearts; Church Fathers: Day 209

If you keep your gaze trained on things that are above, says St. Gregory the...

January 2018

January 23, 2018

The heavens are opened in the Eucharist; Church Fathers: Day 182

A medieval legend told how St. Gregory the Great had actually seen a vision of...

January 22, 2018

Sacrifice yourself along with the Eucharist; Church Fathers: Day 181

St. Gregory the Great tells us that it’s not enough just to be there when...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Trust God’s promises, and take what comes; Church Fathers: Day 127

When Jesus was transfigured, says St. Gregory the Great, Peter wanted to live in that...

November 17, 2017

Learn good habits during Lent; Church Fathers: Day 116

The Church requires every Christian to fast during Lent. We should take this opportunity, says...

October 2017

October 12, 2017

Believe what Christ tells you; Church Fathers: Day 080

In a dialogue with St. Gregory the Great, Peter the deacon seems to prefer to...

September 2017

September 03, 2017

Live a life worthy of the Resurrection, Church Fathers: Day 041

Christ died for sinners, not for the righteous. Now that Christ has conquered death, says...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

Find your strength in Jesus’ weakness, Church Fathers: Day 038

Because Christ took on our flesh and suffered for us, says St. Gregory the Great,...

August 30, 2017

Learn to suffer from Christ, Church Fathers: Day 037

Christ’s prayer at Gethsemane leads us in our own prayers, says St. Gregory the Great....

August 27, 2017

Bring Christ the gifts of the Magi, Church Fathers: Day 034

Preaching on the Feast of the Epiphany, St. Gregory the Great tells his congregation that...

July 2017

July 06, 2017

The angels hold the keys to Satan’s prison; Angels: Day 348

Revelation says that Satan will be let loose for a little while—but even then, says St....

June 2017

June 20, 2017

Trust in God’s justice; Angels: Day 332

God judged even the angels justly, says St. Gregory the Great, so we should have no...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

Angels appear when you winnow the wheat; Angels: Day 271

You’re not likely to receive the inner truths of the Lord, says St. Gregory the Great,...

April 14, 2017

Peace comes from being regulated by God; Angels: Day 265

God creates everything so that it all works together when it follows his will, says St....

April 02, 2017

Long for life with the angels; Angels: Day 253

St. Gregory the Great tells us that our time of waiting here is preparing a...

April 01, 2017

A glimpse of the chambers of the south; Angels: Day 252

St. Gregory the Great reads “the chambers of the south” in Job as symbolic of the...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Missing the angels; Angels: Day 248

We were created to be in fellowship with angels, says St. Gregory the Great. But our...

March 19, 2017

Good deeds are like angels protecting us; Angels: Day 239

Angels protecting Lot struck the men who would attack him blind, so that they could not...

March 16, 2017

Sickness may be your angel in the way; Angels: Day 236

In the Bible’s most famous talking-animal story, Balaam is riding to curse Israel, but his ass...

March 15, 2017

The angel of the Lord driving us on; Angels: Day 235

When misfortunes strike us, says St. Gregory the Great, we’re very likely to despair—a tendency represented...

February 2017

February 04, 2017

Angels could set us free; Angels: Day 198

Though angels have often come to aid God’s faithful people, says St. Gregory the Great, they...

January 2017

January 01, 2017

Christ was made man, not angel; Angels: Day 164

St. Gregory the Great says that Christ was made man because he came to save us,...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

Sinners are Satan’s grave; Angels: Day 159

When our sins let Satan into our hearts, says St. Gregory the Great, our hearts become...

December 04, 2016

Let false hope perish; Angels: Day 136

Continuing his meditation on Job’s cursing the day he was born and the night he was...

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